Management – Leadership

With the COVID-19 vaccine becoming more widely available, workers are returning to the office after more than half a year of working from home. It’s a lot like kids returning to school after summer break, but it’s intensified because many people have been at home for almost a year and a half,” says Kelly Sopchak, a psychologist with the Texas A&M University Health Telebehavioral Care Program. Consider these 5 actions to increase employee comfort: Survey your workforce  Survey your workforce and consider segmenting this survey by generation, geography, gender, and type of work environment the employee is currently working in.

As economies have digitized, business leaders now recognize that data is at the heart of digital businesses. By using data effectively, a company is able to streamline the process of getting a product made and putting it in the hands of the customer. The cost savings from not doing shotgun advertising or paying too much for resources can significantly affect a company’s bottom line profits.    Data-driven companies tend to generate 8 – 10 percent more profit In the meantime, organizations struggle to unite and access real-time data. Companies generate a lot of data, and while they have good intentions

According to an analysis by CBInsights, the number one reason why startups fail is that there is no market need for them. This pertains directly to sales roles, since the objective for a truly revolutionary startup is to create a market for the business. What Does the Sales Team Actually Do at a Startup? Generate leads Sales associates create lists of different people/companies that would benefit most from the product they’re selling. These names are called leads (mainly because they’re contacts that can potentially “lead” to a sale). Reach out to projects Sales team members usually make first contact with

Status and challenges on employment in the coming years Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that about 9.3 million people in the United States were unemployed in May. Meanwhile, as of the last day of April, 9.3 million jobs in the country were sitting open.  Looking at these numbers, what do you think happened to the employment situation in the first half of the year? Robots efficiently sorting hundreds of parcels per hour As you know, technological progress is enabling machines to complete many of the tasks that once required human beings. That new automation revolution had

In the previous part, we’ve already learned three ways why middle managers can’t reach their full potential. The good news is that digital tools now help them a lot in management by optimizing their time spent tracking others’ workloads. However, to unleash the full potential and move up to a higher position, middle managers need to improve their management skills.     Management shouldn’t be the only way to advance Of course, middle managers don’t exist in a vacuum. To set managers up for success, organizations need to rethink who becomes a middle manager in the first place, and what career

The shift to remote work has taken its toll on us all, but middle managers have faced particular challenges over the last year. A global survey of over 3,000 remote knowledge workers found that middle managers (defined as those managing 1-6 people) are 46% less satisfied with their jobs than senior executives (those managing at least 15 people), they have exhausted more than twice as much as executives (watch more in “Why Being a Middle Manager Is So Exhausting”), when it comes to maintaining a sense of belonging, and they feel more stressed and less productive than their more senior